Nettle roots, festering
I’ve had a bucket full of nettle roots festering in rainwater for a couple of months now, and with warmer weather coming I thought it was probably time to get it off the patio and out of nose range.
This kind of nettle tea or nettle soup is a very good nitrogen-rich fertiliser for leafy crops and tubers, so I hear.
In fact the only reason the nettle roots ended up in a bucket was because I was wary of putting them on the compost heap, in case they decided to carry on growing. Over the course of a few days the bucket filled with water, and I decided to let my natural laziness work to my advantage.
I’ve now decanted the foul brew into a load of plastic milk bottles, and the drowned roots will be a boon for the compost heap. Just need to plant some veggies now.
And get the smell of liquid halitosis off my hands.
Nettle tea, anyone?
